Simple Page Ordering

About Simple Page Ordering

This plugin allows you to easily reorder your pages or custom post types by dragging and dropping them in the page list. It is simple to use and does not require any additional admin menus or complicated user interfaces. Only users with the ability to edit others' pages can reorder content. Note that it is not compatible with Internet Explorer 7 and earlier.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Simple Page Ordering do?

Simple Page Ordering allows you to order your pages, hierarchical custom post types, or custom post types with "page-attributes" using drag and drop directly from the built-in page list.

How do I reorder content with this plugin?

You can drag and drop the page into the desired position on the page or post-type screen. There are no new admin menus or separate user interfaces.

Who can reorder content using this plugin?

Only users with the ability to edit others' pages, such as editors and administrators, will be able to reorder content.

Is there any integrated help available?

Yes, integrated help is included. You can access it by clicking the "help" tab at the top right of the screen.

Is Simple Page Ordering compatible with older browsers?

The plugin is not compatible with Internet Explorer 7 and earlier due to limitations within those browsers.

Changelog

2.7.4 – 2025-05-19

Changed: Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.8 (props @jeffpaul via #239, #240).
Changed: Bump WordPress minimum from 6.5 to 6.6 (props @jeffpaul via #239).
Security: Bump tar-fs from 2.1.1 to 3.0.8 (props @dependabot, @peterwilsoncc via #238).
Security: Bump @babel/runtime from 7.23.9 to 7.27.0 (props @dependabot, @peterwilsoncc via #237).

2.7.3 – 2025-03-11

Changed: Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.7 (props @sudip-md, @godleman, @jeffpaul via #230, #231).
Changed: Bump WordPress minimum from 6.4 to 6.5 (props @sudip-md, @godleman, @jeffpaul via #230, #231).
Security: Bump webpack from 5.90.0 to 5.94.0 (props @dependabot, @faisal-alvi via #224).
Security: Bump serve-static from 1.15.0 to 1.16.2 and express from 4.19.2 to 4.21.0 (props @dependabot, @peterwilsoncc via #226).
Security: Bump cookie from 0.6.0 to 0.7.1 and express from 4.21.0 to 4.21.1 (props @dependabot, @Sidsector9 via #228).
Security: Bump serialize-javascript from 6.0.0 to 6.0.2 and mocha from 10.2.0 to 11.1.0 (props @dependabot, @dkotter via #232).

2.7.2 – 2024-08-21

Changed: Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.6 (props @sudip-md, @ankitguptaindia, @jeffpaul via #216, #217).
Changed: Bump WordPress minimum from 6.3 to 6.4 (props @sudip-md, @ankitguptaindia, @jeffpaul via #216).
Fixed: Issue where an Undefined array key error occurs when a post parent ID does not exist in the $children_pages array (props @xDehy, @peterwilsoncc via #219).
Security: Bump express from 4.18.2 to 4.19.2, follow-redirects from 1.15.5 to 1.15.6, postcss from 7.0.39 to 8.4.33, 10up-toolkit from 5.2.3 to 6.1.0 and webpack-dev-middleware from 5.3.3 to 5.3.4 (props @dependabot, @faisal-alvi via #208).
Security: Bump braces from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3 and ws from 7.5.9 to 7.5.10 (props @dependabot, @iamdharmesh via #214).

2.7.1 – 2024-06-03

Added: The missing Text Domain (props @alexclassroom, @dkotter via #199).
Added: The “Testing” section in the CONTRIBUTING.md file (props @kmgalanakis, @jeffpaul via #202).
Changed: Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.5 (props @jeffpaul, @sudip-md, @dkotter via #201).
Changed: Bump WordPress minimum from 5.7 to 6.3 (props @jeffpaul, @sudip-md, @dkotter via #201).
Fixed: Fixed error in call to get_walked_pages for custom post types (props @sissibieber, @zachgibb, @peterwilsoncc, @mjot, @jeffpaul via #200).

2.7.0 – 2024-04-03

Added: Ability to modify the page hierarchy (props @amityweb, @jeffpaul, @peterwilsoncc, @shannonmfisher, @ankitguptaindia, @faisal-alvi via #172).
Added: Support for the WordPress.org plugin preview (props @dkotter, @jeffpaul via #183).
Changed: Replaced custom HTML entity decoding code in favor of the @wordpress/html-entities package (props @helen, @jeffpaul, @psorensen, @peterwilsoncc via #189).
Changed: Bump minimum node version from 16 to 20 and clean up NPM dependencies (props @Sidsector9, @dkotter via #188).
Changed: Updated CODEOWNERS (props @jeffpaul, @dkotter via #186).
Changed: Upgrade the download-artifact from v3 to v4 (props @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul via #194).
Changed: Replaced lee-dohm/no-response with actions/stale to help with closing no-response/stale issues (props @jeffpaul, @dkotter via @195).
Changed: Disabled auto sync pull requests with target branch (props @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul via #196).
Security: Bump @babel/traverse from 7.20.12 to 7.23.6 (props @dependabot, @ravinderk via #184).
Security: Bump sharp from 0.30.7 to 0.32.1 (props @dependabot, @Sidsector9 via #182).
Security: Bump 10up-toolkit from 4.3.1 to 5.2.2 (props @dependabot, @Sidsector9 via #182).

2.6.3 – 2023-11-09

Fix: Deployment issue with version 2.6.2 (props @Sidsector9, @dkotter via #181)

2.6.2 – 2023-11-09

Changed: Update the wp-compat-validation-tool composer package to version 0.3.1 which properly removes the .git directory (props @Sidsector9, @dkotter via #180).

2.6.1 – 2023-11-08

Changed: Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.4 (props @jeffpaul, @qasumitbagthariya, @faisal-alvi via #177).
Changed: Remove the .git directory from the 10up-lib directory (props @Sidsector9, @dkotter via #175).
Security: Bumps @babel/traverse from 7.20.12 to 7.23.2 (props @peterwilsoncc via #170).

2.6.0 – 2023-10-25

Added: A check for minimum required PHP version before loading the plugin (props @vikrampm1, @kmgalanakis, @Sidsector9 via #153).
Added: Mochawesome reporter added for Cypress test report (props @iamdharmesh, @jayedul, @faisal-alvi via #146).
Added: Repo Automator GitHub Action (props @iamdharmesh, @jeffpaul via #158).
Changed: Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.3 (props @jeffpaul, @QAharshalkadu).
Changed: Slightly change how some of our text is translated, passing in the post type (props @dkotter, @ravinderk via #149).
Changed: Updates the Dependency Review GitHub Action to check for GPL-compatible licenses (props @jeffpaul, @Sidsector9 via #147).
Changed: Updated 10up Cypress Utilities to 0.2.0 (props @iamdharmesh, @peterwilsoncc via #160).
Fixed: The “Are you sure…” popup text to be translatable (props @kebbet, @bmarshall511, @dkotter via #148).
Fixed: Remove code that was no longer needed (props @dkotter, @ravinderk via #149).
Fixed: Add missing escaping (props @dkotter, @ravinderk via #149).
Fixed: Fatal error following the introduction of a namespace (props @peterwilsoncc, @iamdharmesh, @dkotter via #162).
Fixed: Hidden pagination in admin screen when Sort by Order is clicked (props @tlovett1, @dkotter, @Sidsector9 via #165).
Fixed: Fatal errors on PHP 5.6 (props @peterwilsoncc, @Sidsector9, @iamdharmesh via #166).
Security: Bump word-wrap from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4 (props @dependabot, @peterwilsoncc via #).
Security: Bump tough-cookie from 4.1.2 to 4.1.3 (props @faisal-alvi via #152).
Security: Bump node-sass from 7.0.3 to 9.0.0 (props @faisal-alvi via #152).
Security: Bump @cypress/request from 2.88.11 to 3.0.0 to resolve SSRF issue (props @faisal-alvi, @iamdharmesh, @peterwilsoncc, @dkotter via #152, #160).

2.5.1 – 2023-05-16

Security: Ensure we check user permissions properly in our REST endpoint (props @mikhail-net, @dkotter, @peterwilsoncc).

2.5.0 – 2023-04-18

Note that this release bumps the minimum required versions of PHP from 5.6 to 7.4 and WordPress from 3.8 to 5.7.

Added: Feature to reset page order (props @pattonwebz, @ruscoe, @Sidsector9, @dkotter) via #129.
Added JS linting GitHub Action (props @Sidsector9, @kmgalanakis, @peterwilsoncc) via #136.
Changed: Bump minimum PHP version to 7.4 (props @vikrampm1, @Sidsector9, @ravinderk, @cadic) via #111.
Changed: Bump minimum required WordPress version from 3.8 to 5.7 (props @vikrampm1, @Sidsector9, @ravinderk, @cadic) via #111.
Changed: Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.2 (props @av3nger via #138).
Changed: Run E2E tests on the zip generated by “Build release zip” action (props @iamdharmesh, @jayedul, @dkotter) via #135.
Fixed: Removed a typo in a REST response message (props @ruscoe, @Sidsector9) via #133.
Security: Removed vulnerable NPM dependencies (props @vikrampm1, @Sidsector9, @ravinderk, @cadic) via #111.
Security: Bump cypress from 9.5.2 to 11.2.0 (props @iamdharmesh, @jayedul, @Sidsector9) via #120.
Security: Bump http-cache-semantics from 4.1.0 to 4.1.1 (props @peterwilsoncc via #131).
Security: Bump webpack from 5.75.0 to 5.76.1 (props @Sidsector9) via #134.

2.4.4 – 2023-01-10

Changed: Update Support Level from Active to Stable (props @jeffpaul, @dkotter via #123).
Changed: Bump WordPress “tested up to” version to 6.1 (props @jayedul, @dkotter via #118).
Changed: Update the “Build release zip” workflow to use 10up’s build-zip action (props @iamdharmesh, @faisal-alvi, @dkotter via #119).
Security: Bump loader-utils from 2.0.3 to 2.0.4 (props @dependabot via #115).
Security: Bump simple-git from 3.12.0 to 3.15.1 (props @dependabot via #121).

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